More U.S. Military Supplies Enter NE Syria: Report

DAMASCUS, Sept 13 (NNN-SANA) – Fifty truckloads of military gears and logistic supplies for the U.S.-led coalition, entered Syria from Iraq yesterday, a war monitor reported. The convoy entered through the al-Walid crossing and headed to the bases of the U.S.-led coalition in the countryside of the northeastern province of…

Lebanon Registers 686 New COVID-19 Cases, 23,669 In Total

BEIRUT, Sept 13 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon registered yesterday, 686 new COVID-19 infections, making the total number of cases 23,669, while the death toll increased by 10 to 239, the Health Ministry reported. Caretaker Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, continued to open new departments for the fight against COVID-19 in Lebanese hospitals…

China’s Mars Probe Travels 137 Million Km

BEIJING, Sept 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s Mars probe, Tianwen-1, has travelled 137 million km, said sources with the Lunar Exploration and Space Programme Centre of China National Space Administration. As of 9.00 a.m. Friday, the probe was in stable condition, at a distance of more than 15.3 million km away…

Over 150 Arrested As “Yellow Vests” Renew Actions In Paris

PARIS, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 150 people were arrested yesterday, after hundreds of “Yellow Vest” protesters took to streets, in the centre of Paris, to oppose President Emmanuel Macron’s fiscal, economic and social policies. Paris police department said, 154 individuals had been detained by 13:00 p.m. local time…

Boris Johnson Bans Cabinet Ministers From Using The Word ‘Brexit’

LONDON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ministers have been handed a Brexit ‘lexicon’ to keep them on message with Boris Johnson’s new get-tough tactics with Brussels, The Mail on Sunday reveals. A confidential crib sheet, marked ‘Official – Sensitive’ tells them precisely what words and expressions to use – even telling…

Naomi Osaka Captures 2nd U.S. Open Title

NEW YORK, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Naomi Osaka came back to defeat Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday, in the women’s U.S. Open final, which was played in front of a mostly-empty Arthur Ashe stadium, in Queens, New York. The win marks Osaka’s second U.S. Open crown, and it…

Palestine Says U.S. Pressurises Arab Countries Into Normalising Ties With Israel

RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestine official, accused the U.S. of pressurising Arab countries into normalising relations with Israel. “Washington exploits its political and economic power, to force Arab countries to normalise ties with Israel,” said Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee. “The…

Weddings On Boats, Outdoor Concerts, Festivals Banned In Istanbul To Curb COVID-19

ISTANBUL, Sept 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, yesterday, banned weddings and related ceremonies on boats, on the Bosphorus Strait, as well as, suspended all outdoor concerts and festivals over rising COVID-19 cases. Istanbul governor’s office said, the decision was taken to better manage the risk of the pandemic,…

Iran Denies Meddling In U.S. Presidential Campaigns

TEHRAN, Sept 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on Friday, denied that the Islamic republic is meddling in the U.S. upcoming presidential election. “The United States is leading active misinformation campaigns against other countries,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said. “The U.S. has interfered for decades in the elections…

Hamas, Islamic Jihad Slam Bahrain’s Normalisation Agreement With Israel

GAZA, Sept 12 (NNN-WAFA) – The Hamas movement and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), slammed the fresh U.S.-sponsored normalisation agreement between Israel and Bahrain. Hazem Qassem, Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said that, the wave of Arab countries’ normalisation with Israel is part of the implementation of the provisions of the…